St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-05

tion. Behind them came nurse bearing
handsome baby. One of the ladies
was Mrs. Gen. Buckner, and the
pahy was the next governors
son and heir. The applause was tremen-
dous and the baby was greeted in the most
enthusiastic manner. ''Hurrah for betty
and the baby" yelled some. Bring the
baby down here and let us see him, " shouted
Others The shouts continued for some
time but the baby was soon hidden in one
OF the boxes. The convention effected
permanent organization by electing
HON. JOHN G.. CARLISLE
permanent chairman. Mr.. Carlisle was
roundly cheered, and, on being escorted to
the chair, after expressing his thanks for
the honor OF presiding over the convention
and referring to the reorganization of the
Kentucky Democratic party in 1866, said:
For the first time in quarter OF century
the responsibilities Of government are on the
Democratic party, and it must meet them in
spirit OF broad aud unselhsh patriotism. If
1t ever had preiudices it must forget them;
IL 1t ever felt the spirit of faction it must ST.
lence it; if it is embarrassed by
diherences of opinio among its
own members ii must reconcile
them, II possible, but If chat cannot be done
it must deliberately pronounce the Judgment
OF the majority on all vital questions and .et
earh man go his own way and choose his own
associates. This proscribes nobody, but
1t bases party organization on prin-
cIple and makes party action honest
and respectable. This is not an appropriate
time or place for an elaborate discussion Of
political questions and l shall not attempt it,
That will be done during the progress of the
canvass you are about TO inaugurate, and
nope 1t may be in my power to take an hum
ple part In IT, not as candidate for any
Office, directly or Indirectly, at the dis
posai of the people. but simply as
democrat profoundly convinced that the best
interest OF the state and the whole country
VIII be promoted by the combined ascendency
or the Democratic principles and Democratic
methods. believe. gentlemen, that a large
majority OF the people of the United
States are now looking TO the
Democratic party to protect them
and their property from the encroach-
ments and spoilations of what is called pater-
nal government on the one side. and from the
threatened depreciation OF agrarianism on the
other 1t is the practical organization that
has witnessed and helped to promote the
wonderful growth and prosperity of the
country during the whole century of the
governments existence. 1t is the great
conservative force of the country, and /; is
stronger in numbers to-day than it was ever
before. While its purposes are as patriotic and
lts political fruits as sound as they were in
the days of Jefferson and Madison and jack
son. lContinued applause.
NOMINEE AND PLATFORM.
Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner was nomi-
mated for governor shortly before midnight
Gen. Buckner was sent for, and escorted to
the stand where he made rousing speech
that was applauded throughout. Hon.
John q. Carlisle was made permanent
chairman of the convention. The plat
form was written and drawn by Hon. John
Il. Carlisle and Henry Watterson. That
part which is of national interest, and
which is adopted is as follows:
We declare our confidence in the in tegrity
ana conscientious devotion OF President
cleveland, and congratulate the country and
the party upon the accession of q Democratic
administrations; and we particularly applaud
the president for the fidelity and courage
With which he has protected the treas
ury from pillage by his exercise of the
veto power. We favor honest reform, by
which we mean the enforcement Of the faith
Iul performance by persons appointed TO Of
nee, OF all public duties entrusted to them,
and to this end. as well as to the maintain
ence OF the spirit OF our form of government,
we demand the StricteSt measure of party
responsibility and are opposed to the
substitution in room of this of life tenure, q
civil pension list ana all other appendages of
bureaucratic system foreign to sthe
genius of our institutions and people. We
declare the honest money of the constitution
good enough for the people as expressed IN
gold and silver and paper convertible into
coin on demand, and are opposed TO all
sumptuary laws. We contend that there are
already on our statute books sufficient gen.
eral laws having a local application to protect
the public morals without infringing on pri-
Vate rights. We SympathiZe most earnestly
with the people of Ireland in their struggle
for local self government, and we
unto with the friends of liberal prog
reSS in all parts of the world in
denounclng the coercive measures now pend
Ing in the British parliament as monstrous
crime against the brave, generous and long
suffering people, an obstruction to human
freedom abhorrent to the spirit of liberty in
every land. We view with alarm the
growing tendency among certain classes
of citizens to seek the aid and
and we reassert the tine-honored doctrine
that all powers not delegated to the United
States are reserved to the states respectively
or to the people. We denouuce the present
war tariff laid to confuse as we'll as to harass
the people as masterpiece of injustice,
been maintained by a selfish and false
theory OF protection which robs the many to
enrich the few. 1t has piled up in. the ma
tIonal treasury q surplus which menances
the prosperity of all classes and every Indus
try. We demand the immediate reduction of
this war tariff, not merely as an act of re-
dress to the people promised by
all parties, but as the only safe
and just method of reducing the surplus
and in making such u reduction we demand
further that the taxes shall first be abolished,
or lowered upon the necessities of life and
finally, we reassert the constitutional and
Democratic doctrine that taxes should be
levied exclusively for public purposes, aud
limited to the requirements of the govern
ment economically administered.